MARINETTE COUNTY FATALITY

Marinette County recorded its second traffic fatality of the year in a Friday afternoon crash on Harbor Road in the Town of Peshtigo. Marinette County Sheriff Jerry Sauve reports authorities were called to the scene at 3:25pm Friday where they found a vehicle with a lone male occupant had gone off the road and crashed to some trees. 70 year old Lawrence Schoen (Shane) of the town of Peshtigo was treated at the scene and taken to Bay Area Medical Center where he later died. Coroner George Smith says an autopsy conducted Saturday showed Schoen died of internal injuries as a result of the crash, which remains under investigation.